The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execu ...

The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execution in the lands under the Habsburg crown. The person who was executed was 23-year-old Georg R ...

The Austrian troops were helping Napoleon during the attack on Russia (the so-called Great Army i.e. Gra ...

The Austrian troops were helping Napoleon during the attack on Russia (the so-called Great Army i.e. Grande Armée). Apparently, Bonaparte wanted Prince Schwarzenberg to lead the Austrian contingent d ...

On this day in 1908, the first edition of the well-known communist newspaper, Pravda, was published in Vi ...

On this day in 1908, the first edition of the well-known communist newspaper, Pravda, was published in Vienna. The leading figure in these efforts was Leon Trotsky, who was at the time residing in Vie ...

On this day in 1529, the troops of Suleiman the Magnificent, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, began the S ...

On this day in 1529, the troops of Suleiman the Magnificent, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, began the Siege of Vienna. Suleiman came to Vienna with his army. He was 34 years old, and nine years befo ...

On this day Elizabeth Christine, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was born to a German Protestant prin ...

On this day Elizabeth Christine, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was born to a German Protestant prince. As a young girl she became greatly renowned for her beauty. When she was only 13 years old ...

On this day in 1741, the famous Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi died. He belonged to the Baroque period ...

On this day in 1741, the famous Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi died. He belonged to the Baroque period in music history and today is best known for his series The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro s ...

On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the yo ...

On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the youngest child of the famous Empress Maria Theresa, meaning that he was also the brother of Emper ...

On this day in 1696, the Polish King John III Sobieski, known as the savior of Vienna from the Ottoman si ...

On this day in 1696, the Polish King John III Sobieski, known as the savior of Vienna from the Ottoman siege, died. Namely, in 1683, John III Sobieski, coming to the aid of the besieged Vienna, crushe ...